Protracted juvenilism (heterochrony, paedomorphosis, or
neoteny of various authors) is a feature of angiosperm woods almost exclusively.
For the most part, though, the concept of
neoteny is latent rather than plainly evident in Eyeless in Gaza; as a positive force for humanity it receives more explicit treatments in the novel's predecessor Brave New World (1932) and successor After Many a Summer (1939).
Through examining the faces of spiders we hypothesized that
neoteny should play a role in increased preference for jumping spiders (Family Salticidae) because two of their eight eyes are large and prominently displayed on the front of their head, they have a small "chin area" and dramatically diminutive legs compared to the often sprawling legs of other spiders.
Hypothesis 3: Perceived 'babyfaceness' (
neoteny, immaturity) has an effect on and correlates with suggestibility in different expressive categories of faces (merry, neutral, "serious"), extending and confirming the earlier findings of Bachmann and Nurmoja (2006).
Gould's work on the concept of '
neoteny' whereby, through genetic evolution, animals retain their juvenile traits into adulthood.
This predisplacement of maturation, due either to processes of
neoteny or paedogenesis (for concepts and theory of heterochrony, see Brusca & Brusca 1990, McKinney & McNamara 2001), may compensate for presumably shorter longevity indicated by smaller maximum size (see above).
1979), the new species probably exhibits
neoteny, viz., paedomorphosis resulting from general slowing down of developmental rates in shape.
Ito has been the director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab since last September and has been chief executive of the venture-capital firm
Neoteny Co.
He is also the founder and current CEO of
Neoteny Co., Ltd., a venture capital firm, and general manager of
Neoteny Labs, an early-stage investment fund focusing on Asia and the Middle East.
In this paper, he suggests "the
neoteny as the major mechanism to explain the origin of the non-scorpion arachnids from scorpion ancestors." Among other things, he details his discovery of what he calls "a perineural vascular membrane of certain lungless, rare arachnids."
Among the aspects that contribute to the benefits of the human-companion animal relationship are the nonjudgmental characteristics of the animal's regard for its owner, the childlike qualities of the animal (ie,
neoteny), and the touching that is involved in the relationship (ie, it is akin to Rogerian therapy with the benefit of touch).
Neoteny and progenesis as two heterochronic processes involved in paedomorphosis in Triturns alpestris (Amphibia: Caudata).
Neoteny and the urogenital system in the salamander Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschsholtz).
By viewing healthful food as a youth serum, eliminating unhealthful lifestyle habits as though they were the poisonous apples in the fairytales, cultivating healthy physiology as though it's the hottest new trend in town, and maintaining a youthful mindset of
neoteny (viewing the world with the curiosity, joy, and positivity of children), we can live a full and healthy life as though we are ail in our "20s."
